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| - This review is for the matcha cafe that opened next to the original Uncle Tetsu shop. I was interested in finding out what they had to offer as there was practically no line up, whereas the original shop had a line up that was at least 2 hours long. I was so excited to see green tea cheesecake on the menu, but alas, they will not be available until August! The only items they were actually selling were green tea madelines and soft serve.
THE MADELINES
They had a great crunchy top and a soft moist centre. It was a beautiful green colour inside and tasted of matcha. I wouldn't say they were the best thing ever, but it was certainly tasty, and with a less than 5 minute wait, I wouldn't mind getting them again. I've never had the madelines from the original shop, but I'm not willing to get in line for more than 1 hr again just to try them and compare.
MATCHA SOFT SERVE
The last time I had matcha soft serve was in Japan 5 years ago. I was excited to have it again, especially on a beautifully warm summer day! At $3.99 with a run of the mill cone, I felt the price was a bit steep. The ice cream was creamy and had a distinct matcha flavour, but the blah cone didn't do anything to elevate the ice cream. I feel that at this price, they should at least give us a better quality cone.
I will definitely go back at some point, especially to get a matcha cheesecake, as long as the line up isn't as crazy as the line up next door. I lined up at the original shop for more than 1 hour several weeks ago, and I felt like it was the biggest waste of time. The cheesecake didn't even taste as good after the ridiculous line up left a sour taste in my mouth.
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